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A Preview of Across The River To Motor City

Across the River to Motor City is a hot new Canadian drama on Citytv which starts in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto at 10pm on the 22nd of November and at 10pm on the 19th in Winnipeg.

Synopsis

Benjamin Ford is an ordinary man living in extraordinary times. On a sunny Friday in November 1963, his girlfriend takes a flight to Dallas – and disappears. Nothing will ever be the same. Not for Ben. Not for anyone.

A mystery that begins the day of the Kennedy assassination reverberates through to the 21st century, pulling in Ben’s adult daughter, Kathleen, and her family. ACROSS THE RIVER TO MOTOR CITY is set against the backdrop of two remarkable eras, seen through two unique and entwined communities.

Detroit and Windsor couldn’t be more different in outlook, size, and temperament. Yet they’re linked as solidly as the steel of an auto assembly line, like the beat of a soul classic: as we all are linked inexorably to our past. The forces that shape and bind us, the mysteries that propel us, the regrets that consume us – ACROSS THE RIVER TO MOTOR CITY explores two nations, two decades, and one unforgettable mystery. It’s about people caught in the sweep of great events – and how families weather the storm of history.

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This series is worse than terrible. The sound is muddy. It looks like every scene was directed and filmed by a different crew. Poking myself in they eye with a stick would be more entertaining than watching another episode of this disaster.